SEC moves toward requiring interactive data filings
The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken a big step toward requiring public companies to file reports in XBRL format after a three-year transition period. Read more...

Agency under fire for decision not to save federal Web content

Pressure to build green data centers will intensify, say IT execs

SNIA moves proposed data archive standards ahead

AMD unveils storage controller for midsize firms

Archer marketplace aims to help users cut development time

Google adds e-mail archiving service to GoogleApps

Analysis: ISO vote is only first step for Open XML

South Carolina gets Real ID extension, without actually asking for one

State agency moves to plug USB flash drive security gap

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Need ILM? Try RIM
Storage managers need to get to know their friendly neighborhood RIM professional

When Your End User Is a Judge
While it's easy to say you electronic documents are compliant with regulations, proving it in court is another matter, John Webster points out in his latest storage column.

Fed up with tape, hospital moves to storage jukebox
Cabell Huntington Hospital moved away from tape backups for patient records because of concerns about tape’s reliability. The West Virginia facility now uses an optical jukebox for nearline storage.

5 Eco-Friendly Gadgets
Are you trying to be more environmentally conscious? That doesn't have to mean buying a Prius or installing solar-energy panels on your roof. There are less-expensive ways to be green, from bringing your own reusable bag to the grocery store to cutting down on the number of catalogs you receive in the mail (for help on that, check out my new favorite site, Catalog Choice). And, of course, a slew of new environmentally friendly consumer electronics can help with the cause.

Review: 7 secure USB drives
With almost daily stories about data loss or breaches in the press, Computerworld decided to review seven USB drives from top vendors, based mostly on security and ease of use. We looked at everything from a drive built to military specifications, to one that even hides your Web searches.

Opinion: E-mail archiving options
Journaling can create excessive server overhead and delays in e-mail processing. So businesses that already archive their e-mails are looking for new and better ways to do it going forward.

Gone Wrong
IT can build great controls, but without management's support, you can end up like Societe Generale, Frank Hayes laments.

Digital crisis: Motion pictures may fade to black
A new report out of Hollywood suggests the data explosion could turn into data extinction through the loss of valuable digital content.

Opinion: Folding to pressure to eliminate paper
After readers sounded off regarding a column we ran on why companies should get rid of paper records, Computerworld columnist Jerome Wendt says that whatever decision a company arrives at in terms of which media it chooses to store data on, paper, tape or disk, the decision should be driven by facts, not a sentimental tie to one type of media.

Opinion: Why you should lose your paper records
Archived paper records may be out of sight, but they should definitely not be out of mind. Lower storage prices and the need to automate data discoveries are giving companies the justification to tackle an age-old problem while making these records easier to manage in the long term.

Specialists have retrieved about 99% of the data on a disk drive on board the crashed space shuttle Columbia. Don't miss the photographs of the recovered drive. These big ideas were supposed to revolutionize technology, but they never actually appeared. In a few cases, you'll be glad they didn't. Nearly 20 years after the first Internet worm, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols takes stock of the malware/anti-malware landscape and spotlights how the two sides are approaching the battle. Though some thought it was released too soon, Mac OS X 10.5 has matured into a solid operating system, says reviewer Michael DeAgonia.

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

More Continuing Coverage After 9/11: Homeland SecurityAsk a Premier 100 IT LeaderBlackBerry Legal BattleData Security BreachesElectronic VotingFirefoxH-1B VisasHP's Boardroom ScandalHandheld DevicesHurricane Katrina AftermathMicrosoft Legal IssuesMicrosoft's VistaOpen SourceRFID TechnologySCO's Linux FightSarbanes-Oxley ActSpamVoice Over IPWi-FiWindows Meta File VulnerabilityWindows XP Service Pack 2

Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready?

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